Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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CATALYSTS ~OR LOW TEMPERATURE CURE OF BLOCKED
ISOCYANATES
BACKGROUND OF THE lNv~:NllON
Reference to Related Aplications
The present application i9 a continuation-in-part of
United States Patent Application Serial No. 08/097,854 filed
July 28, 1993.
Field of the Invention
The in~ention i8 directed to tin catalysts, a process,
and composition to promote the low temperature cure of
blocked isocyanates and blocked isothiocyanates.
Descri~tion of Related Art
Organotin compounds, particularly diorganotins, are
commonly used for the curing reaction of blocked isocyanates
with hydroxyl-containing compounds. These systems find
applications in coatings, where the hydroxyl-containing
compound is polymeric and the blocked isocyanate is
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multifunctional. Frequently, the blocking agent is an
aliphatic alcohol, which imparts long pot life in one pot
systems. Reaction of the hydroxyl containing compound with
the multifunctional blocked isocyanate occurs at elevated
S temperatures in a cross-linking reaction which increases the
molecular weight and results in a cured coating which has
excellent solvent resistance.
Due to environmental considerations, the coatings
industry has been turning to systems wherein the reactants
are dispersed in an aqueous system. These systems require
the formation of stable dispersions and hydrolytic stability
for all reactants. In particular, primer coatings may be
deposited from aqueous dispersion onto metal surfaces by
electro coating such as cathodic deposition, as described by
~osso et al., United States Patent No. 4,101,486.
Catalysts are usually needed in order to promote the
curing reaction when the blocking agent is an aliphatic
alcohol. Conventionally, these catalysts are stannous salts
or mono- or diorganotin compounds which catalyze the curing
or cross-linking reaction at temperatures in the range 166 -
185C (330-365OF). It is often desirable to obtain curing
reactions at lower temperatures in order to conserve energy,
reduce deformation of plastic parts attached to the metal
object, and reduce color formation.
Thiele et al., Plaste und Kautschuk, 36 January 1989
(1) pp. 1-3, disclose the reaction of phenylisocyanate and
butanol in the presence of bis tributyltin oxide as a model
reaction for urethane polymers wherein the addition of one
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mol percent water retarded the rate of reaction and caused a
deviation in the linearity in Eyring diagrams. The
retarding effect of the water may be reduced by increasing
the temperature. The reference suggests that triorganotin
catalysts are not suitable in aqueous systems where lower
temperature cures are required.
Jerabek United States Patent No. 4,031,050, Jerabek et
al., United States Patent No. 4,017,438 and Bosso et al.
describe aqueous coating compositions based on blocked
organic polyisocyanates, an amine adduct of an epoxy
group-containing resin and a diorganotin catalyst. These
compositions are cationic and may be electrodeposited on a
cathode and are widely employed as primers for automotive
substrates. In this process, a conductive article such as
an auto body or an auto part is immersed in a bath of the
aqueous dispersions and acts as an electrode in the
electrodeposition process. An electric current is pas~ed
between the article and a counter electrode in electrical
contact with the aqueous coating until a desired coating
thickness is deposited on the article.
For purposes of this Specification and claims the~e
Jerabek coatings are part of what will be referred to herein
as "E-coatings." In general, these compositions involve a
synthetic hydroxyl containing adduct which is the reaction
product of a primary or secondary amine and an epoxide or a
polyepoxide, said adduct is capable of being solubilized
with acid to provide cationic groups in the adduct.
Examples of such cationic groups include quaternary amines,
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phosphonium, and sulphonium ions. The hydroxyl containing
adduct is reactive with blocked or unblocked isocyanates or
isothiocyanates.
The coating operation may be conducted as a continuous
process which requires the bath to be monitored and
replenished periodically with the coating composition and/or
components of the composition which are depleted as
successive coating operations are carried out.
The diorganotin catalyst employed is a solid that is
dispersed in the coating composition and in some instances
will separate from the coating and deposit with other
coating residues on the bottom of the tank which contains
the coating bath. The amount of catalyst in the bath,
therefore can be depleted requiring that it be replenished
so that the cure of the coating is effected in a timely
m~nner. Replenishing the solid catalyst can be difficult or
a disadvantage since it has to be properly dispersed in a
suitable medium before being introduced into the bath.
Although these cationic amine adducts of the epoxy
resin can be formulated with pigments and/or fillers,
attempts are being made to provide coating systems that do
not have any solid materials in them as a cost savings
measure and also to eliminate various problems with solid
materials settling to the bottom of the coating tank such as
solid organotin compounds. These materials that settle have
to be separated by an ultrafiltration process, and where
catalyst is removed in this process, it has to be replaced.
An essentially solids free coating system would therefore be
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desirable to avoid or minimize the settling problem.
Additionally, the expense of preparing such a coating could
be reduced by eliminating any grinding step that would be
required to disperse catalysts and/or pigments, fillers and
the like in the coating composition.
Coatings without pigments or fillers can be used as
first coats in several applications where subsequent coats
would provide the pigment materials that are in some
instances necessary to protect the coating from ultraviolet
radiation or other environmental hazards that could cause
the coating to deteriorate at an unacceptable rate.
If coatings of this type can be applied
electrolytically at a faster rate as well as cured at a
faster rate, an increase in production rates would be
obtained which represent a cost savings to the manufacturer.
Although the cationic amine epoxy resins can be applied
to metallic substrates electrolytically, these types of
coatings are self limiting by which it is meant that after a
certain thickness, the coating build up slows and eventually
stops since the coating material is insulating. Higher
build coatings are an advantage since equivalent coating
thicknesses can be applied more quickly or the full
thickness of the coating can be quickly obtained to provide
improved physical properties such as impact resistance,
corrosion resistance and the like.
One problem encountered with some prior art coatings of
this type is the inability to obtain a sufficient coating
thickness at the edge of the object being coated. Edges,
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with this reduced coating tend to wear or corrode faster and
can be regions on the metal article where a loss of
structural integrity will occur first.
It is also desirable to eliminate pigments and/or
fillers in coating compositions of this type since they are
a source of pinholing in the coating whi~ch compromises the
integrity of the coating layer and consequently exposes the
metal substrate to wear and corrosion.
It would therefore be an advantage to obtain a catalyst
that would promote the cure of these type of coatings at
substantially the same rate as the catalyst presently used
and which would be easily incorporated into the coating
composition and would not tend to separate during use.
Catalysts that are liquids at coating conditions and which
are either soluble or readily dispersible, i.e.,
emulsifiable in the coating composition would be especially
preferred in this regard.
Chunq et al. United States Patent No. 5,116,914 notes
that dibutyltin oxide, which is used as a catalyst in these
aqueous coatings, is difficult to disperse whereas
dibutyltin dilaurate can be hydrolyzed which causes
cratering problems in the deposited film. The patentees
describe the use of a dibutyltin diacetyl acetonate catalyst
to avoid these problems.
Treadwell et al. United States Patent No. 4,032,468
describes the use of a trimethyl or a trimethylmethoxytin
oxide catalyst for the preparation of hydrolytically stable
urethane foam precursors. The foam is formed by the
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reaction of the isocyanate component of the urethane foam
with water.
Coe United States Patent No. 4,286,073 describes the
use of tributyltin toluenesulfonate or methanesulfonate
catalysts for the manufacture of urethanes whereas Groves,
United States Patent No. 4,087,412 teaches a mixture of
trialkyltin oxide and a reaction product of a carboxylic
acid and a dialkyl tin oxide catalyst for the formation of
polyurethane polymers. Zemlin, United States Patent No.
3,523,103 describes the use of a triorganoditin
catalyst for the formation of polyurethanes.
Accordingly, catalysts that would not detract from the
stability of the electrolytic bath employed according to the
Jerabek, Jerabek et al. and Bosso et al. patents would be
advantageous. Additionally, it would be an advantage to
provide a catalyst that had improved throwing power in such
baths, i.e., an increase in the amount of coating deposited
in remote areas. Catalysts that also promote the deposition
of coatings from these baths at a lower weight but afford
equivalent protection as do heavier coatings are also
desirable. When used as automotive coatings, this would
result in some reduction in automobile weight leading to
some measure of emission reduction and improvement in fuel
economy. Other properties which are sought in these types
of catalysts include improved ultrafiltration, reduced grind
preparation, increased deposition rate, i~ oved
dispersability or emulsifiability, reduced cure
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temperatures, reduced toxicity, easier handling, improved
color maintenance, and a lower level of catalyst used.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a
composition and a process that substantially obviates one or
more of these and other problems due to limitations and
disadvantages of the related art.
Additional features and advantages of the invention
will be set forth in the description which follows, and in
part will be apparent from the description, or may be
learned by practice of the invention. The objectives and
other advantages of the invention will be realized and
attained by the composition of matter and process,
particularly pointed out in the written description and
claims hereof.
To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance
with the purpose of the invention, as embodied and broadly
described, the invention comprises a curable composition
comprlsing:
(i) a blocked reactive component wherein the blocked
reactive component iB a blocked isocyanate or a
blocked isothiocyanate;
(ii) a functional component reactive with the blocked
reactive component, the functional component
cont~;n;ng reactive hydrogen;
(iii) a triorganotin catalyst for promoting the reaction
of the reactive component with the blocked
functional component.
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The composition may also be admixed with water.
The invention also relates to a method for curing a
blocked isocyanate or blocked isothiocyanate at a
temperature below about 150C which comprises combining a
triorganotin compound with the aforesaid blocked reactive
component and functional component and heating at a
temperature less than about 150C especially from about 130
to less than about 150C to obtain a cured urethane or
thiourethane.
D~TAILED DESCRIPTION
This invention discloses triorganotin based catalysts
which promote the cure of blocked isocyanates and especially
aliphatic alcohol-blocked isocyanates or isothiocyanates at
temperatures lower than about 150C. It is unexpected that
the triorganotin compounds, which are not conventional
catalysts for urethane or thiourethane reactions should
function as catalysts at lower temperatures than
conventional diorganotin compounds such as dibutyltin oxide.
The catalyst of the present invention comprises a
triorganotin catalyst for promoting the reaction of a
blocked isocyanate or isothiocyanate with a compound having
active hydrogen and comprises: R3SnA wherein each R is a
hydrocarbyl group bonded directly to tin through carbon and
may be the same or different, branched or unbranched,
saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted
comprising C1 to about C20 and preferably Cs to about C20 and
still more preferably C6 to Cl8 and ideally at least a C7
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alkyl, C6 to about C20 aryl, cycloalkyl, alkaryl, ~inyl and
allyl, A is -0-SnR3, -S-SnR3, -0-SnR2X, -0-SnRX2, -SR,
-S-SnR2X
O O
S -~-Sn~2X, -~l-SnR~X, -0- ~R C~0-SnR" -SR SSnR" -SnR"
in which R i8 as defined above, R is a divalent hydrocarbyl
group which may be saturated or unsaturated, branched or
unbranched, substituted or unsubstituted, aryl C6 to about
C20, alkyne of about C~ to C20, "p" represents a polymer of 5
to 1000 repeating units, X is an anion comprising chlorine,
bromine, iodine, fluorine, hydroxyl, carboxyl, alkoxy,
hydride, sulfonate, toluene sulfonate, Cl-Cs alkyl sulfonate,
phosphate, silicate, carbonate and isocyanate.
These catalysts CGIll~ ise:
Triorganotin catalysts for the reaction of "blocked~
isocyanates with active hyd~Gyen co~r~n~nts and include:
I. bis-(triorganotin)oxides of the formula:
R1 R~ R3 Sn - 0 - Sn R~ R5 R6 wherein each R is a
hydrocarbyl group ho~Ae~ directly to tin through carbon and
may be the same or different and is:
alkyl of C1 to about C20, preferably Cs to about C20, and still
more preferably C6 to about C18 and ideally at least C7 which
may be branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated,
substituted or unsubstituted; aryl, alkaryl, cycloalkyl,
vinyl or allyl, all of which may be substituted or
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unsubstituted by halo, hydroxyl, Cl to about C10 aryl and C
to about C5 alkyl groups.
Examples of this class of triorganotins include:
bis (trimethyltin) oxide
bis (triethyltin) oxide
bis (tripropyltin) oxide
bis (tributyltin) oxide
bis (triamyltin) oxide
bis (trihexyltin) oxide
bis (triheptyltin) oxide
bis (trioctyltin) oxide
bis (tri-2-ethylhexyltin) oxide
bis (trinonyltin) oxide
bis (tridecyltin) oxide
bis (tridodecyltin) oxide
bis [tris(tridecyl)tin] oxide
bis [tris(pentadecyl)tin] oxide
bis [tris(hexadecyl)tin] oxide
bis [tris(heptadecyl)tin] oxide
bis [tris(octadecyl)tin] oxide
(trimethyltin) (tributyltin) oxide
(tributyltin) (tri-n-octyltin) oxide
(trioctyltin) (trioctadecyltin) oxide
(dioctylbutyltin) (trioctyltin) oxide
bis (trioleyltin) oxide
bis (3,3,5 trimethylpentyltin) oxide
bis (triphenyltin) oxide
bis (tricyclohexyltin) oxide
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bis (tribenzyltin) oxide
bis (trivinyltin) oxide
bis (triallyltin) oxide
(triallyltin) (trioctyltin) oxide
bis (tritolyltin) oxide
bis [tri(monohydroxyoctyl)tin] oxide
bis (tri-para-chlorophenyltin) oxide
II. bis (triorganotin)sulfide of the formula:
R1 R2 R3 Sn - S - Sn R4 R5 R6 wherein each R is a
hydrocarbyl group bonded to tin and is taken from the same R
groups as described in I. above.
Examples of this class include:
bis (trioctyltin) sulfide
bis (tributyltin) sulfide
bis (trilauryltin) sulfide
bis (triphenyltin) sulfide
III. (triorganotin) (diorgano X tin) oxide of the formula:
R1 R2 R3 Sn - O - Sn R4 R5 X; wherein each R group is a
hydrocarbyl group bonded to tin through carbon and is taken
from the same R groups as described in I. above. X is
carboxyl of 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, halide, hydroxyl,
sulfate, mercapto, the residue of a mercapto acid, mercapto
alcohol or esters thereof.
Examples of this class include:
(trioctyltin) (dioctylmethoxytin)oxide
(tri-2-ethylhexyltin) (dioctylchlorotin) oxide
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(trioctyltin) (dioctyllaurylcarboxytin) oxide
(trioctyltin) (dioctylhydroxytin) oxide
(tributyltin) (dibutyliso-octylmercaptoacetatotin) oxide
IV. (Triorganotin) (diorgano X tin) sulfides and sulfones
of the formula:
lR2 Rl 4
Rl _ Sn S ISn X
R3 Rs
wherein each R group is a hydrocarbyl group bonded to
tin through carbon and is taken from the same R groups as
described in I. above. X is carboxylate of Cl to about C20
atoms bonded through an oxygen, halide, hyroxyl, sulfate,
mercapto, a residue of a mercapto acid, mercapto alcohol or
esters thereof. S is sulfur or sulfone.
Examples of the class include:
(trioctyltin) (dioctyl, chlorotin) sulfide
(trioctyltin) (dioctyl, hydroxytin) sulfone
V. bis (triorganotin) dicarboxylates of the formula:
Rl R2 R3-Sn-O2C-X-CO2-Sn-R4 Rs R6 wherein each R is a
hydrocarbyl group bonded to tin through carbon and is taken
from the same R groups as described in I. above. X is an
alkyl group of C1 to about C18, alkenyl of C2 to about C18,
alkyne of about C4 ~ cyclohexenyl.
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Examples of this class includes:
bis (trioctyltin) adipate
bis (tributyltin) maleate
bis (trioctyltin) cyclohexene dicarboxylate
VI. bis (triorganotin) dimercaptide of the formula:
Rl R2 R3 Sn-S-X-S-Sn R4 R5 Rs wherein each R is a
hydrocarbyl group bonded to tin through carbon and is taken
from the ~ame R groups as described in I. above. X is an
alkyl group of Cl to about Cl8, alkyne of about C~,
cyclohexenyl or paraxylyl.
Examples of this class include:
bis (trioctyltin) dimercaptoparaxylene
bis (trioctyltin) cyclohexenedimercaptide
(trioctyltin) (dioctyl, lauryltin) dimercapto hexylene
VII. Triorgantoin Salts of the formula:
Rl R2 R3 Sn X wherein each R is a hydrocarbyl group
bonded to tin through carbon and is taken from the same R
groups as in I. above. X is halo, chloro, bromo, iodo,
fluoro, Cl to about C5 alkoxy, hydroxy, carbonate, phospate,
phosphinate, isocyanate, sulfonate, carboxyl substituted or
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unsubstituted of Cl to about C20 carbon atoms, siloxinate,
ethoxylate.
Examples of this class include:
tributyltinfluoride
trioctyltinchloride
trioctyltinoctanoate
trioctyltinmethoxide
trioctyltinhydroxide
trioctyltincarbonate
tributyltinphosphate
trilauryltinphosphate
trioctyltinisocyanate
trioctyltinphenate
trioctyltin-9,10-dihydroxystearate
VIII. (triorganotin) (mono-organtotin) oxides of the
formula:
R1 R2 R3 Sn - O - Sn R4 X Y wherein each R is a
hydrocarbyl group bonded to tin through carbon and is taken
from the same R group described in I. above. X and Y may be
the same or different and are halo, chloro, bromo, fluoro,
hydroxyl, oxy, sulfur, carboxylate of C1 to about C20,
alkoxy, a mercapto residue of a mercapto alcohol, mercapto
acid or esters thereof.
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Examples of the class include:
(trioctyltin) (mono-octyldihydroxytin) oxide
(triphenyltin) (monobutyldichlorotin) oxide
IX. bis (triorgano) ditin of the formula:
R1 R2 R3 Sn - Sn R4, Rs, R wherein R is a hydrocarbyl
group bonded directly to tin through carbon and is taken
from the same R groups as defined in I. above.
Examples of the class include:
bis (trioctyl) ditin
bis (tributyl) ditin
X. Polymer bound triorganotin of the formula:
[C - ~ - C - C]x
o s _ o
R1 - ~n - R3
wherein each R is a hydrocarbyl group bonded to tin through
carbon and is taken from the same R groups described in I.
above. [C-C-C-C]x is representative of a polymer backbone
group having a molecular weight of 2000 or greater, such as:
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~ tH I R - CH2 ) a ( H~R CH2) b ] n
I = O C L O
f o
Rl - Sn - R3 ~~
R2
when R is as defined above, R i~ hydrogen, methyl or ethyl,
n has an integer value selected from the range 5 to 1000,
"b" and "a" each have an independently selected integer from
the range 1 to 20 and preferably from 3 to 10.
It is to be understood that commercially produced
products of the above described triorganotins may contain
small quantities of organotin other than the principle
component. It is also to be understood that where di or
multifunctional anions or cations are present in the
triorgantin structure, oligomerization, cyclization or
polymerization may occur. Further, in all triorganotin
components except when Rl R2 R3 and R~ R5 R6 are the same,
equilibrium, mixtures may exist. Mixtures, and especially
two, three or four component mixtures of the foregoing tin
catalyst may also bé used.
Triorganotin compounds useful as satisfactory catalysts
in the reaction of blocked isocyanates with active hydrogen
cont~; n i ng materials such as polyols depend not only on the
structure and physical form of the triorganotin compound,
but also on the presence or absence of solvents, processing
temperature, and the composition of the reactants.
Tin catalysts that can be employed according to the
invention comprise trioctyltin oxide and especially,
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bis(trioctyltin) oxide and especially
bis(tri-2-ethylhexyltin) oxide.
Bis(triphenyltin) oxide and triphenyltin hydroxide and
other triorganotin catalysts such as tributyltin oxide,
tributyltin fluoride, triallyltin chloride, tributyltin
hydride, triphenyltin hydride, tributyltin hydroxide,
tributyltin methoxide, tributyltin butoxide, tributyltin
acetate, tributyl N-piperazinylthiocarbonyl-mercaptide,
tributyltinphosphorus dibutoxide, and bis-tributyltin oxide
can also be used in this invention. Other tin catalysts that
can be employed comprise tributyltin toluenesulfonate and
tributyltin methanesulfonate, bis (trimethyltin) oxide, bis
(trimethylmethoxytin) oxide and organoditin compounds such
as hexabenzylditin, bis-trimethyltin, hexaethylditin,
hexa-n-butylditin, hP~phenylditin~ hexastearylditin,
hexalaurylditin, trilauryltributylditin, hexaoctylditin.
Various mixtures of the aforesaid tin catalysts can be used,
especially the two or three or four component
mixtures.
This triorgano tin catalyst in which each hydrocarbyl
group bonded to tin is an alkyl group of C5 to C20 have a
surprisingly low amount of toxicity. With an alkyl group of
at least C8, this surprisingly lowered toxicity is readily
observed. Consequently, coating compositions using these
catalysts present reduced environmental and health hazards.
In general, it is desirable that the triorganotin
compound be a liquid at room temperature (about 250C) or be
soluble in the reactant or conventionally employed solvent
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compatible with the system. Thus, the choice of
triorganotin catalyst will be strongly influenced by the
total system and the result sought.
Where the triorganotin compounds comprise trialkyl tin
compounds, alkyl chain lengths from about 5 to about 12
carbon atoms are preferred. When the number of carbon atoms
in the alkyl chain is greater than about 12, the compounds
tend to be waxy solids at room temperature. Where the alkyl
chain contains less than about 4 carbon atoms, the toxicity
of the compounds begins to become unacceptable. A preferred
triorganotin compound in this regard comprises
bis(trioctyltin)oxide (TOTO).
Generally, the toxicity of tin compounds increases as the
number of organic substituents on the tin atom increase from
one to two to three. Whereas there is generally a decrease
in toxicity as the chain length of the substituents increase
in chain length. However, the extraordinary decrease in
toxicity in TOTO due to alkyl chain length is quite
unexpected. The relatively low toxicity of TOTO which makes
it especially suitable in industrial coating applications is
illustrated by the following:
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TEST . RESULTS COM~D3NT
f or Trioc tyl tin
Oxide
Acute Oral LDso ~ 5000 mg/kg LDso = 123 to 193
mg/Kg
(for TBTO)
5Acute Dermal LD50 ~ 2000 mg/kg LDso ~ 300 mg/Kg
(for TBTO)
Primary Dermal 1.75/8.0 Slightly Irritating
Irritation to Rabbits
Mutation Analysis
Not Mutagenic
Ames/Salmonella and
E. Coli
15Aquatic Toxicity ~ 87,000 mg/L 0.002 mg/L
48 hr. LCso
Daphnia (solubility limit) (for TBTO)
A~uatic Toxicity > 13,500 mg/L 0.05 mg/L
2096 hr. LCso
Flathead Minnow (solubility limit) (for TBTO)
The data in the foregoing table show that TOTO is
significantly less toxic than TBTO and in fact the
toxicity exceeds the solubility of TOTO in water.
In another aspect of the present invention, it has
been found that increased deposition weights and reduced
cure temperatures can be obtained by employing one or
more co-cataylsts with the catalyst of the present
invention. These co-catalysts include zinc, copper,
nickel, iron, cobalt, vanadium, bismuth and antimony
metals and especially the divalent metals and
particularly chelates of these divalent metals or oxides
or salts of these metals and especially carbonate salts.
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- Representative salts of these metals are based on
inorganic acids, carboxylic acids, hydroxycarboxylic
acids, alcohols, glycols and phenols.
Representative carboxylic acids include both mono
and dicarboxylic acids containing from 1 to about 20
carbon atoms and include aliphatic saturated or
unsaturated acids, and aromatic acids including formic,
acetic, acrylic, methacrylic, propionic, butyric,
hexanoic, octanoic, decanoic, stearic, oleic, eiconsanoic
and benzoic acids. Examples of dicarboxylic acids
include oxalic, malic, maleic, succinic, sebacic and the
various isomeric phthalics acids. Typical
hydroxycarboxylic acids preferably contain from 2 to
about 20 carbon atoms and include hydroxyacetic, lactic
and gluconic acids. Inorganic acids or the mineral acids
include carbonic acid, halogen acids such as
hydrochloric, hydrobromic, and hydroiodic acids, nitrogen
acids, sulfur acids and phorphous acids, all of which are
known in the art. The alcohols comprise 1 to about 20
carbon atom straight chain or branched chain mono- or
polyhydroxy alcohols, alkyl substituted or unsubstituted
mononuclear or polynuclear mono or polyhydroxy
cycloaliphatic alcohols and the like. The phenols
- comprise alkyl substituted or unsubstituted mononuclear
or polynuclear mono or polyhydroxy phenols.
The carbonates of the aforesaid metals may exist as
pure carbonates or as basic carbonates which are believed
to be mixtures of the carbonate and the oxide or
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hydroxide of the metal in a single molecule and include
metal carbonates such as basic zinc carbonate, basic
copper carbonate and the like.
The chelates of the aforesaid metals that may be
employed may be based on any meta~l;chelating compounds
known in the art but typically comprise beta-diketones
such as acetylacetone to provide the acetylacetonates of
the metals.
Metal co-catalyst that are generally suitable in
this regard comprise the oxides, carbonates and
acetylacetonates.
Some specific metal co-catalyst that may be employed
comprise zinc carbonate (basic), zinc acetylacetonate,
zinc acetate, copper acetylacetonate, iron
acetylacetonate, nickel acetylacetonate, zinc lactate,
and copper acetate. These co-catalyst are generally
described by Te~ner and Bossert in United States
Patent 4,395,528 which is incorporated herein by
reference.
Mixtures of co-catalysts as described herein and
especially the aforementioned metal co-catalysts can be
used, especially two component, three component or four
component mixtures.
The tin catalyst of the present invention can also
be employed in combination with other known urethane
catalysts such as known metal compounds which are used as
catalysts or basic materials such as amines and alkali
metal or alkaline earth metal salts and compounds.
Tertiary amines having relatively high basicity are
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especially suitable in this regard. Additionaily, azo
compounds can be employed such as 1,4-
diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, also known as
triethylenediamine as well as l-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane
and 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.3.0]undec-7-ene.
Heterocyclic nitrogen compounds can also be employed
such as pyridine, pyrazine, pyrimidine, pyridazine,
indolizine, phenazine, isoquinoline, quinoline,
phthalazine, naphthrydine, ~l; no~Al ine, quinazoline,
cinnoline and their derivatives.
Other amines and especially tertiary amines that may
be employed as co-catalysts such as tri-lower alkyl
amines are further described in Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia
of Chemical Technology, Third Edition under the heading
"Amines" which is incorporated herein by reference.
sismuth and lead compounds may alæo be employed as
co-catalysts as described by Britain et al., J. A~pl.
Polym. Sci. 4, 207 (1960) which is incorporated herein by
reference as well as metal acetylacetonates based on
manganese, vanadium, iron, copper, cobalt and chromium.
Carboxylic acid salts of calcium, cobalt, manganese, zinc
and zirconium may also be employed. Organomercury
compounds or organolead compounds such as phenyl lead
triacetate or lead hydrides or lead salts can also be
used where toxicity is not a consideration. Generally,
the heavy metal co-catalysts are not employed because of
toxicity problems.
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Other co-catalysts that may be employed include
lithium oxide; sodium and potassium alkoxides; sodium
formate, carbonate, benzoate, and borohydride; potassium and
calcium acetates; alkali soaps; metal naphthenates; N,N-
dimethylformamide; and Friedel Crafts-type catalysts.
Additionally, potassium salts of carboxylic acids, ammonium
salts of carboxylic acids and other tertiary amines, such as
2,4,6-tris(N,N-dimethylaminomethyl)phenol,
1,3,5-tris(3-dimethylaminopropyl)hexahydro-s-triazone, as
well as ammonium salts can be used.
The ratio by weight of the tin containing catalyst
component to metal or nonmetal co-catalyst(s) component is
in the range of about 10:1 to 1:10 and preferably 4:1 to
1:4. Where the catalyst package comprises tin cont~; n i ng
catalysts alone or in combination with
co-catalysts, the percent by weight of tin as based upon the
weight of resin, such as the blocked reactive component,
e.g., the isocyanate or isothiocyanate, taken with the
functional component, e.g., the portion containing the
active hydrogen capable of reaction with the blocked
reactive component, is in the range of about 0.02 to 2~,
preferably 0.05 to 1~ and idealy in the range of about 0.1
to 0.5~.
The terms "isocyanate~ and isothiocyanates are used
herein to refer to mono- and polyisocyanates and to mono-
and polyisothiocyanates, respectively, including
particularly diisocyanates and diisothiocyanates. While the
invention has been described specifically with reference to
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the reaction of certain diisocyanates, it is generally
applicable to the reaction of any compound containing one or
more -N=C=Y groups in which Y is oxygen or sulfur. Examples
of polyisocyanates suitable for the present invention
include aliphatic compounds such as trimethylene,
tetramethylene, pentamethylene, h~methylene, 1,2-
proplylene, 1,2-butylene,
2,3-butylene, 1,3-butylene, ethylidine and butylidene
diisocyanates. Additionally, the cycloalkylene
diisocyanates can be employed such as 1,3-cyclopentane, 1,4-
cyclohexane, and 1,2-cyclohexane diisocyanates. The
aromatic diisocyanates may also be used such as
m-phenylene, p-phenylene, 4,4'-diphenyl, 1,5-naphthalene and
1,4-napthalene diisocyanates as well as the
aliphatic-aromatic diisocyanates such as 4,4'-diphenylene
methane, 2,4- or 2,6-tolylene or mixtures thereof, 4,4'-
toluidine, and 1,4-xylylene diisocyanates. Substituted aryl
or aromatic diisocyanates may also be employed such as
dianisidine diisocyanate, 4,4'-diphenylether diisocyanate
and chlorodiphenylene diisocyanate,
1,8-diisocyanato-p-menthane,
l-methyl-2,4-diisocyanatocycloh~ne, chlorophenylene
diisocyanates, diphenyl-methane-4,4'-diisocyanate and
naphthalene-1,5-diisocyanate. Additionally, the
triisocyanates such as triphenyl methane-4,4',4''-
triisocyanate, 1,3,5-triisocyanate benzene and
2,4,6-triisocyanate toluene may also be employed.
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Tetra-isocyanates may be utilized such as
4,4'-diphenyl-dimethyl methane-2,2',5,5'-tetraisocyanate as
well as other isocyanates such as xylylene-diisothiocyanate,
isopropylbenzene-diisocyanate and polymerized
polyisocyanates such as tolulene diisocyanate dimers and
trimers; dianisidine, diisocyanate (CAS Registry No. 91-93-
0); toluidine diisocyanate (CAS Registry No. 91-97-4);
biuret of he~m~thylene diisocyanate (CAS Registry No. 4035-
89-6); isophorone diisocyanate (CAS Registry No. 4098-71-9);
polymeric diphenolmethane diisocyanate (CAS Registry No.
9016-87-9) or 4,4'-dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate.
Various mixtures of isocyanate may also be used especially
the two, three, or four component mixtures.
The organic polyisocyanates may also be a prepolymer
derived from a polyol and a polyisocyanate so that the
polyol contains an isocyanate group or groups where the
polyols include polyether polyols or polyester polyols or
simple polyols such as glycols, including ethylene giycol
and propylene glycol as well as glycerol,
trimethylolpropane, hPx~netriol~ pentaerythritol, and the
like.
AS noted herein, the isocyanate of the present
invention comprises a blocked isocyanate which is to say
that the reactive isocyanate groups are reacted with any
suitable aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic, or alkyl
monoalcohol or phenolic compounds such as, for example,
lower aliphatic alcohols including methyl, ethyl,
chloroethyl, propyl, butyl, amyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl,
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nonyl, decyl and lauryl alcohols, and 3,3,5-trimethylhexanol
and the like. The aromatic-alkyl alcohols include
phenylcarbinol and methylphenylcarbinol. Glycol ethers may
be employed such as ethyl glycol monoethyl ether, ethyl
glycol monobutyl ether and equivalents thereof. The
phenolic compounds which may be employed comprise phenol,
substituted phenols such as cresol, xylenol, nitrophenol,
chlorophenol, ethyl phenol, t-butyl phenol and 2,5-di-t-
butyl-4-hydroxy toluene. Other blocking agents that may be
employed include tertiary hydroxyl amines such as
diethylethanolamine, lactams such as caprolactam and oximes
such as methyl ethyl ketone oxime, acetone oxime and
cycloh~x~none oxime. Use of the oximes and phenols in some
instances is desirable because some specific polyisocyanates
blocked with these oximes or phenols uncap at relatively low
temperatures.
sis (cyclic ureas) are blocked aliphatic
diisocyanates and are preferred in some embodiments because
no byproducts are formed upon thermal release of the
reactive isocyanate groups. These comprise compounds that
can be referred to as self blocked isocyanates. Examples of
these bis-cyclic urea~ are described by Ulrich, ACS SYm~.
Ser. 172 519 (1981), Sherwood, J. Coat. Technol. 54 (689),
61 (1982) and Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Tech-
noloqy, Third Edition, Volume 23, p. 584 all of which are
incorporated herein by reference. Blocked isocyanates of
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the following formula [bis (cyclic ureas)] are especially of
interest where R is a Cl to about ClO hydrocarbon radical:
O O
H~ ' R ~ ~H ~ OCN(CH,),~H~R~NH(CH,),NC0
The blocked reactive isocyanate or isothiocyanate of
the present invention i8 reacted with a functional compound
or ~unctional component cont~;n;ng a reactive hydrogen as
determined by the Zerewitinoff method
described in J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 49, p. 3181 (1927).
These compounds or components cont~; n; ng active hydrogens
comprise compounds used for manufacturing a polyisocyanate
prepolymer as previously described, e.g., polyols including
polyether polyols or polyeQter polyols which is to say
compounds cont~;n;ng hydroxyl groups. Additionally,
compounds cont~;n;ng amino groups are also included within
those materials that are functional coll~oll~nts contA;n;ng
reactive hydrogen but generally include all compoundQ which
gi~e a positi~e test for reactive hyd~oyen as determined by
the Zerewitinoff method. These compounds or components
include but are not limited to, alcohols, hydroperoxides,
phenols, boronic acids, carboxylic acids, percarboxylic
acid~ and sul~onic acid~ and the like. Also included within
- this group aré compounds cont~;n;ng a nitrogen-hydrogen bond
such as ~m; n~s, amides, lactams, ureas, ureth~n~,
allophanates, biurets, acyl ureas, thioureas, hydrazines,
oximes, amidines, hydroxyl~m;ne~, hydrazoneQ, hydroxamic
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acids, nitramlnes, diazoamino compounds and sulfonamides.
Compounds containing a sulfur-hydrogen bond are also
included such as mercaptans, thiophenols and thioacids.
Other compounds which are included are halogen acids,
compounds containing active methylene groups and compounds
capable of forming enols such as acetone, malonic esters,
acetoacetic esters, acetylacetone and nitromethane and
miscellaneous active hydrogen-containing compounds such as
acetylenic compounds and dialkyl phosphonates. Compounds
containing two or more or any one or combination of active
hydrogen groups already described are also included.
Specific examples of compounds that can function a blocking
agents are disclosed in U.S. 4,256,621 and 4,865,704, both
of which patents are expressly incorporated in their
entirety herein by reference.
The functional compound or functional component may
also comprise a resin which is an adduct of a primary and/or
secondary amine with an epoxy group-containing resin or a
resin which is an adduct of an amine-acid salt with a
polyepoxide.
The epoxy material utilized to form the adduct can
be any monomeric or polymeric compound or mixture of
compounds having an average of one or more epoxy groups per
molecule. A particularly useful class of polyepoxides are
the polyglycidyl ethers of polyphenols such as Bisphenol A
or polyepoxides produced from novolak resins or similar
polyphenol resins. These epoxy resins are especially
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suitable for the preparation of amine adducts of epoxy
resins which are based on primary or secondary amines and
especially secondary amines and where the adducts are
further reacted with an acid to provide catonic groups in
the adduct.
Other polyglycidyl ethers of polyhydric alcohols may
be employed, such as those based on ethylene glycol and the
like as well as polyglycidyl esters of polycarboxlic acids.
Polyepoxides derived from the epoxidation of an olefinically
unsaturated alicyclic compound can also be used. Other
epoxy-containing compounds and resins that may be employed
include nitrogeneous diepoxides such as those disclosed in
United States Patent Number U.S. Patent 3,365,471; United
States Patent No. 3,391,097; United States Patent No.
3,450,711; United States Patent No. 3,312,664; United States
Patent No. 3,503,979 and British Patent No. 1,172,916 all of
which are incorporated herein by reference.
Another class of polyepoxides which may be employed
are acrylic polymers formed by copolymerizing an unsaturated
epoxy-cont~;n;ng monomer such as, for example, glycidyl
acrylic acid, glycidyl acrylates or methacrylates, a
hydroxyl-containing unsaturated monomer such as a
hydroxyalkyl ester of an acrylic acid or methacrylic acid
and at least one other unsaturated monomer such as styrene,
alpha-methylstryene, vinyl toluene and the like or olefinic
acids and esters of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid such
as, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate and
the like. These epoxy resins are especially suitable for
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the preparation of solubilized polyepoxide adducts having a
quaternary ammonium salt group e.g., those having a backbone
derived from the interpolymerization of an olefinically
unsaturated glycidyl compound, a hydroxy alkyl ester of an
acrylic acid or methacrylic acid and at least one other
olefinically unsaturated monomer. Polyglycidyl ethers of a
polyphenol may also be employed as epoxy resins in the
preparation of the solubilized polyepoxide adducts having
quaternary ammonium salt groups.
Epoxy resins which are an adduct of a primary and/or
a secondary amine may be obtained by reacting such epoxy
resins with an amine such as a water soluble amino compound
including mono- and dialkylamines such as methylamine,
ethylamine, propylamine, butylamine, dimethylamine,
diethylamine, dipropylamine, dibutylamine, methylbutylamine,
and the like. Higher molecular weight monoamines may be
employed where it is preferred that the molecule be more
flexible. Further, a mixture of low molecular weight and
high molecular weight amines may also be employed to modify
resin properties.
Quaternary Ammo~;um group-containing epoxy resins
are obtained by reacting the polyepoxide with an amine-acid
salt, preferably a tertiary amine-acid salt, to form a
quaternary amine salt group-containing resin. Primary and
secondary amine-acid salts may be employed but the tertiary
amine-acid salt is preferred.
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Examples of amine-acid salts which may be employed
include amine salts of boric acid or an acid having a
dissociation constant greater than that of boric acid and
preferably an organic acid having a dissociation constant
greater than about 1 x 10-~ such as lactic acid, acetic acid,
formic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, hydrochloric
acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid and the like. The
amine-acid salt and the polyepoxide are reacted in the
presence of water and the adduct thus obtained.
An amine adduct of an epoxy group-containing resin
that is employed according to the invention is further
described by Jerabek, U.S. Patent No. 4,031,050, Jerabek et
al., U.S. Patent No. 4,017,438 and the resin containing
active hydrogen atoms and quaternary ammonium groups
prepared by the reaction of a polyepoxide with an amine salt
that is employed according to the invention is described by
Bosso et al., United States Patent No. 4,101,486, all of
which are incorporated herein by reference.
The functional compound or functional component
reactive with the blocked isocyanate as described by Jerabek
et al. is a polyfunctional compound based on a ketimine
blocked amine having at least one active amine hydrogen
wherein the ketimine blocked amine is reacted with an epoxy
compound. In one embodiment these compounds are obtained by
reacting the diketimine of diethylene tr; ~m; ~e and methyl
isobutyl ketone with a polyepoxide.
The various specific isocyanate and thioisocyanate
materials that are employed according to the present
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invention as well as functional compounds or components
containing reactive hydrogen are further described by
Hostettler et al. United States Patent Nos. 3,084,177;
3,240,730; 3,392,128 and 3,392,153 as well as Jerabek,
Jerabek et al. and Bosso et al., all of which are
incorporated herein by reference.
The following examples are illustrative of the
invention.
A common method for comparing the degree of cure of
a coating is to determine the extent to which a coating is
removed by a solvent rub test described in ASTM D 4752-87.
This procedure is used in the following examples but uses
methyl isobutyl ketone in place of methyl ethyl ketone.
Cured panels are tested by rubbing the surface of the panel
with a cloth, saturated with methyl isobutyl ketone, for 50
double rubs. The rating system is as follows:
Ratinq, Appearance of Coatinq
1 No noticeable effect on coating
2 Faint abrasion of coating
3 Moderate abrasion of coating
4 Significant abrasion of coating
Metal surface exposed.
EXAMPLE 1
36.8 g bis(tributyltin) oxide (TBTO) are dispersed with 60.8
g aqueous unpigmented resin solution HEQ-8716 obtained from
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PPG Industries, Inc., an epoxy based resin. 10.75 g of the
resulting emulsion are added to 824 g of unpigmented E 5993,
Trade Name "ED4 Resin" obtained from PPG Industries, Inc.,
an aqueous coating composition having a film-forming epoxy
based resin, and 1000 g of distilled water to form a
mixture. The mixture comprises an electro depositable
cationic composition based on the reaction of an epoxy
resin, an amine and a blocked polyisocyanate and does not
contain any pigments or fillers. Steel panels, 100 x 150
mm, are coated on both sides when immersed to a depth of 120
mm in the resulting bath by electrodeposition at 240 volts
with initial conductivity of 1 amp for 2 minutes. The
coated panels are cured for 20 minutes at temperatures from
135 to 185C and tested for degree of cure by the MIBK rub
test. The results of this experiment are shown in Table 1.
EXAMPLE 2
57.7 g bis(trioctyltin)oxide (TOTO) are dispersed with
60.8 g aqueous resin solution as in Example 1. 12.91 g of
the resulting emulsion are added to 824 g of an aqueous
composition as in Example 1 and treated as in
Example 1. The results of the experiment are shown in
Table 1.
EXAMP~E 3
24.0 g bis(triphenyltin)oxide (TPTO) are ground with 32.1 g
aqueous resin solution in a sand mill. 11.43 g of the
resulting dispersion are added to 824 g of an aqueous
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composition as in Example 1 and treated as in Example 1.
The results of the experiment are shown in Table 1.
EXAMPLE 4: Control
308 g dibutyltin oxide (DBTO) are ground with 608 g aqueous
resin solution in a sand mill. 10.0 g of the resulting
dispersion are added to 824 g of an aqueous composition as
in Example 1 and treated as in Example 1. The results of
the experiment are shown in Table 1. Dibutyltin oxide is an
example of catalysts commercially used for cure of blocked
isocyanates.
Table 1: Ratings for Abrasion by MIBK Rub Test
All catalysts 0.53 weight ~ tin based on
solids; Oven cure 20 minutes
CATALYST OVEN TEMPERATURE C
165.5-185 148.8 135
DBTO 1 4 5
TBTO 1 1 4
TOTO 1 1 3
TPTO 1 1 2
These results indicate significantly improved cure by the
triorganotin oxides at 3000F (148.8C), compared to the
control, dibutyltin oxide.
The voltage for each of the coating procedures in
Examples 1-4 was 240 volts, while the conductivity dropped
from the initial one amp to approximately zero during the
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course of the electrodeposition. The amperage drop for the
electrodeposition of coating material employing TOTO in
Example 2 was at a slower rate than the rate of drop for the
electrodepositions in Examples 1-and 3-4, resulting in
higher film thickness, especially as compared to the control
Example 4 in which DBTO catalyst was employed.
In summary, examples 1 - 4 show a significant increase
in cure with triorganotin catalyst between 135 and 150 Degr.
C compared to DBTO, used as a standard for the art relevant
to E-coat type formulations.
Exam~le 5
Example 4 was repeated using various amounts of dibutyl
tin oxide as a control and cured at 150 deg. and 180 deg. C.
Catalyst concentration were 1.0, 0.5, 0.25, weight percent
tin based on resin solids. The panels obtained were
subjected to a MIBK rub test and a solvent extraction test
which was conducted by initially weighing the 10 x 5 cm
steel panel, coating the panel with a 7 X 5 cm coating and
curing the panel as set forth in Example 1 followed by
weighing the cured coating. The panel was refluxed in
acetone for 8iX hours, weighed and the percent weight loss
determined.
The experiment was repeated using various organo tin
catalysts in an amount comprising 1.0~, 0.5% and 0.25~ tin
by weight based on the weight of the resin solids of the
coating composition. In performing this experiment, those
tin catalysts which are solids were milled like DBTO, and
those which are liquids were merely dispersed. Panels were
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electrolytically coated at either 240 volts or 220 volts and
cured at 180C and 150C and subjected to a MIBK rub test
and solvent extraction test. The results are reported in
Table 2.
The data of Table 2 illustrate that the catalysts of
the present invention can effect cures of urethane
compositions at temperatures below 180C and are superior to
DBTO at lower temperatures.
The MIBK double rub test result reported in Table 2 is
performed by rubbing the surface of a panel with a cloth
saturated with MIBK for 200 double rubs. The minimum number
of rubs which mars or abrades the surface is recorded. If
there is no noticeable effect on the surface of the coating,
the value reported is 200+.
TABLE 2
Weight Loss
Acetone
Catalyst
Compound (volts) 180O Cure 150O Cure
% Tin on Solids
1% 0.5% 0.25% 1% 0.5% 0.25%
DBTO 0.3 -1.5 -0.9 20.6 56.1 72.0
TOTO 4.5 1.3 0.5 8.1 7.0 20.6
TOTO 4.8 8.0
TOTO(220) 3.0 1.9 2.8 5.3 6.4 18.3
TEHTO 4.6 0.9 0.3 10.7 26.5 47.9
TBTO -1.0 0.3 5.2 8.2 26.0 50.3
TPTH -0.0 -1.8 4.1 9.5 30.3 53.5
TDTO(220) 5.4 1.0 -0.3 7.2 15.5 39.6
TCTH 5.4 2.1 5.1 17.6 41.2 63.8
TOTA(240) 2.7 1.1 3.0 20.3 32.1 56.3
TOTA(220) 4.8 5.2 3.3 17.0 24.0 11.4
TOTL -2.7 0.1 14.3 42.1 58.6 68.4
TOTS(220) 3.0 8.3 20.8 55.6 47.5 62.8
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MIBK
Double Rubs
1800 Cure 150 Cure
% Tin on Solids
1% 0.5% 0.25% 1% 0.5%
0.25%
DBTO 200+200+ 200+ 30 5
TOTO 200+ 200+ 200+ 200+ 40
TOTO 200+ 200+
TOTO (220)
TEHTO 200+ 200+ 200+ 200+ 50
TBTO 200+ 200+ 200+ 200+ 20
TPTH 5
TDTO (220) 50 200 200+ 200+ 150
TCTH 200+ 200+ 200+ 100 5
TOTA (240)
TOTA (220) 200+ 200+ 200+ 50 2
TOTL 200+ 200+ 20 2 2
TOTS (220) 200+ 50 2 3 2
The following compounds are employed and listed in
Table 2.
Compounds
DBTO (control): Dibutyltin oxide
TOTO: Bis(trioctyltin) oxide
TEHTO: Bis~tri(2-ethylhexyl) tin] oxide
TBTO: Bis(tributyltin) oxide
TPTH: Triphenyltin hydroxide
TDTO: Bis(tridodecyltin) oxide
TCTH: Tricyclohexyltin oxide
TOTA: Trioctyltin acetate
TOTL: Trioctyltin laurate
TOTS: Trioctyltin laurylmercaptide
This example ~mo~.ctrates the unexpected improvement to
E-coat based coatings when cured at lower temperatures using
triorganotin catalysts in comparison to diorganotin
catalysts such as dibutyl tin oxide.
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Exam~le 6
Comparison of TOTO with DBTDL in the reaction
of free isocyanate with ~olyol
The unexpected ability of a triorganotin compound such
as TOTO to catalyze an E-coating composition is illustrated
by the following.
Experiments were conducted to determine if TOTO
significantly catalyzes blocked isocyanates and polyols.
Evidence that a catalyst is effective in crosslinking or
curing such a mixture is shown by increases in viscosity.
In the tabulated data that follow, the isocyanates were not
blocked, but free, which means that they were at their
greatest activity. If blocked isocyanates were to be used,
higher temperatures would be required to remove the blocking
agents before reaction would take place between the
isocyanate groups and the hydroxyl groups. These data show
that the catalyst does not significantly increase reactivity
of the free isocyanate. DBTDL (dibutyltin dilaurate) with
two different levels of tin had gel times of 19 and 31
minutes respectively. Higher level of tin caused gelling to
occur more quickly. TOTO did not cause an increase in
viscosity for 90 minutes which is not significantly
different from the result where no catalyst is used.
Accordingly, TOTO would not be expected to be a good
catalyst for isocyanate reations with alcohols at the
temperature employed, 67OF.
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Trimethylhexamethylene diisocyanate - Versanat TMDI
(an alkyl isocyanate) (eq. wt. 106)
AcrYlic polyol - Joncryl 500 (eq wt 500)
RATIO of REACTANTS: 1.1:1 (NCO)/(OH)
CATALYST: TOTO 0.095~ Sn
DBTDL 0.095~ Sn, 0.15~ Sn
Catalyst performance was compared by measuring increase in
viscosity on curing until the gel point was reached. The
time to reach the gel point (>7.5 million centipoise) was
recorded. The lower the time, the better the catalyst.
Results: Brookfield Viscometer: # 7 spindle, ~ 0.5 RPM
Cure with a starting temperature 670F (Note the reaction is
exothermic.)
151. With DBTDL (0.095~Sn)2. With DBTDL (0.15~Sn)
GEL TIME: 31 minGEL TIME: 19.4 min
3. With TOTO (0.096% Sn)4. No catalyst
No increase No increase
in viscosity for 90 min.in viscosity for 90 min.
E~ le 7
Catalyst evaluation In To~ Coat bY Gel time measurements
usin~ a Brookfield Viscometer
Blocked isocyanates were also evaluated in a "top coat"
formulation. A cure temperature of 130C was used. The
higher cure temperature was for removing the blocking group
which in this case was a ketoxime. Even at these higher
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temperatures, trialkyltin oxides required a much longer gel
time. Triphenyl tin oxide however reacted quite well. The
results were as follows.
TOPCOAT Formulation
REACTANTS:
Ketoxime blocked Hexamethylene diisocyanate, an
alkylisocyanate - DESMODUR BL-317SA
Acrylic polyol - DESMOPHEN A 565 (a low molecular weight
polymer having polyhydroxyacrylate units that provide the
hydroxyl component)
Methyl isobutyl ketone solvent
Methyl amyl ketone solvent
Propylene glycol methylether acetate solvent
RATIO of REACTANTS: 1:1 (NCO/OH)
CATALYSTS ~ 0.16~ Sn
Catalyst performance was compared by measuring the increase
in viscosity on curing until the gel point was reached. The
time to reach the gel point 2500 cps was recorded as "Gel
Time" using spindle #7, RPM 100. The lower the time, the
better the catalyst.
RESULTS
Cure at 130C
CATALYST ~ Sn Gel Time (min)
Dibutyl tin diacetate 0.16 21.2
- Dibutyl tin oxide 0.16 23.2
Trioctyl tin oxide 0.16 ~100
Trioctyl tin acetate 0.16 ~65
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Bis Triphenyl tin oxide 0.16 29.2
CatalYst evaluation in a Powder Coatinq Formulation bv Gel
Time Measurements usina Brookfield Viscometer
POWDER COATING Formulation
REACTANTS:
CAPROLACTAM BLOCKED ISOPHERONE DIISOCYANATE - VESTAGON B5030
Polyester polyol - Desmphen 680-70
Propylene glycol methylether acetate solvent
RATIO of REACTANTS: 1:1 (NCO/OH)
CATALYSTS ~ 0.16~ Sn
Catalyst performance was compared by measuring the increase
in viscosity on curing until the gel point was reached. The
time to reach the gel point, 2500 cps, was recorded as "Gel
Time" using spindle # 7, RPM 100. The lower the time, the
better the catalyst.
RESULTS
Cure at 150C
CATA~YST ~ Sn Gel Time (min)
Dibutyl tin diacetate 0.16 44.5
Trioctyl tin oxide 0.16 ~60 (no increase
in visc.)
Trioctyl tin acetate 0.16 ~60 (no increase
in visc.)
Surprisingly, even though TOTO did not work
particularly well in some instances as a catalyst for
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alkyl or cycloalkyl blocked isocyanates as per this
example, it was found as per the next example to be a
superior catalyst over dibutyltin oxide (DBTO) for
catalyzing the crosslinking of amines and aminoalcohols
such as found in E-coat compositions with blocked
aromatic isocyanates. Further Examples 1 - 4 showed that
triorganotin compounds such as TOTO catalyze coupling or
crosslinking of polyamines and amino/alcohols with
blocked isocyanates or E-coating compositions better than
DBTO.
Exam~le 8
Catalysts were evaluated comprising TOTO or TOTO in
combination with a co-catalyst. The coatings were then
evaluated for acetone resistance in accord with the
method described in Example 5. The various coating
compositions were prepared as follows:
Composition A (TOTO) was made by dispersing
trioctyltin oxide into an E-coat Composition as in
Example 1.
Composition B (TOTO and ZnO) was made by milling ZnO
as in Example 4 and dispersing into an E-coat Composition
that contained trioctyltin oxide as in Example 1, where
the weight ratio of ZnO:trioctyltin oxide is 1:1.
Composition C (DBTO) was made by milling and
dispersing dibutyltin oxide in the same E-coat
Composition as in Example 4.
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Composition D (DBTO and ZnO) was made by milling
and dispersing dibutyltin oxide and zinc oxide in the
same E-coat Composition as in Example 4. The results are
as follows:
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(% by Wt. % by Wt. A~lOh~ RESISTAN OE
tin) of % Weight ~08
Resin
Cure 140 150 160 180 200
C
TOTO 1% 56 27 6.7 2.9 0
(25.5%)
TOTO + ZnO 1% 33.7 14.2 3.4 0.4 4.4
(12.7%)
0 TOTO + ZnO 2% 14 5 3.5 5.0 14
(12.7%)
DBTO 1% 52 20.5 0.2 1.1
(47.7%)
D8TO 2% 68 30 3.5 0.2 3
.5 (47.7%)
D8TO + ZnO 1% 18 5.3 5.2 17.3
(23.8%)
DBTO + ZnO 2% 16 5 2.6
(23.8%)
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The compositions of the present invention can be
employed in the manufacture of surface coating
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compositions which include pigments and fillers, both of
which are well known in the surface coating art.
The coatings are applied to metal substrates
electrolytically by immersing the substrate in a bath of
the coating composition and applying an electric current
between the substrate and a counter electrode in
electrical contact with the aqueous coating until a
desired coating thickness is deposited on the substrate.
The substrate is preferably a cathode.
The metal substrates and especially automobile parts
may be coated in an assembly line manner by arranging the
parts on a continuous conveyor belt and running them
through the coating bath continuously while passing an
electric current between the metal article and a counter
lS electrode as described previously. When the coating is
built to a desired thickness, the substrate with coating
will be taken out of the bath, washed and cured at an
elevated temperature continuously in an oven until the
desired degree of cure is obtained, whereupon the metal
substrate will be led out of the oven and removed from
the coating line for further treatment.
During the electrolytic coating, the coating bath
through which the metal substrates are passed and coated
is continuously or periodically replenished with the
coating composition or components of the coating
composition such as the resin, and/or tin catalysts as
described herein.
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The foregoing coating compositions are formulated
without any pigment or filler and the triorgano tin
catalysts employed are preferably liquid catalysts or
catalysts that are soluble in the solvent system employed
in the coating composition. The liquid organo tin
catalysts, are preferably employed. Where the liquid
catalysts are employed, the coating composition does not
require any grinding and shows improved quality in that
no "dirt" or precipitated solids develop in the coating
bath due to the coating composition. As a result, no
solids or less "dirt" is coated onto the metal substrates
and further pumping and filtration of the coating
composition in the immersion tank is m; n; m; zed. The
liquid catalysts that are used in this regard comprise
TBTO and TOTO and satisfactory cures are obtained at
about 150C (approximately 300OF). For the same coating
conditions of temperature and voltage, trioctyltin oxide
will give a thicker coating than DBTO. This often
affords additional impact or chip resistance in
applications such as applying the coating to automotive
undercarriages and side panel~ exposed to impact from
road debriQ.
In general alkyltin's toxicity increases from mono,
to di, to trialkyl substitution on the tin. On the other
hand increasing alkyl chain length tends to result in a
decreasing toxicity. We have discovered that when the
trialkyl chain length is greater than 4, and especially
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when the chain length is greater than 6, there is a
surprising degree of decrease in the trialkyltin's
toxicity. Such a significant decrease in toxicity is
very significant from an environmental stand point.
The coating compositions of the present invention
are also applied to polymeric substrates including both
thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers, especially
polyolefins, phenolics, polyvinylchlorides,
polyvinylidine chlorides and fluorides,
polyesters, ABS polymers, acrylics, epoxys, polyamides,
Teflon~ and the like.
The coating composition is applied by dipping,
brushing, spraying, roller coating or by
electrodeposition on electroconductive polymeric
compositions or metallic substrates.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that
various modifications and variations can be made to the
curable composition containing a catalyst for the low
temperature cure of blocked isocyanates or blocked
isothiocyanates as well as the method of the invention
for obt~;n;ng such low temperature cures without
departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. It
is intended that these modifications and variations of
this invention are to be included as part of the
invention, provided they come within the scope of the
appended claims and their equivalents.
Each expressly identified numerical range within
this Specification is intended to incorporate by
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reference and therefore expressly include and provide
express support for each and every numerical member of
each such range including each and every possible range
within each such expressly identified numerical range.
For example, a numerical range of 1 to 100, is intended
to provide express support for any range within such
numerical range, such as 3 to 28, or 72 to 94 etc. and
also to provide express support for any specific
numerical member of the range 1 to 100, such as 25, or 63
etc.
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